Get the toy camera look with Photoshop

Image: Matt Henry

Image: Matt Henry

The 'toy camera' look is all the rage at the moment. It's difficult to find a photography blog that doesn’t contain some sort of nod to the cameras of yesteryear, and there are iPhone apps aplenty dedicated to recreating that lo-fi retro feel. So in this Photoshop project we’ve assembled a selection of different techniques, all dedicated to recreating the look of cheap and cheerful plastic cameras, such as those made by Holga, Diana, Lomo, and Lubitel.

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